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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner will have expanded powers to investigate Big Tech companies.

Premier David Crisafulli is promising a surplus by the end of the decade, but an economist is concerned about the state’s big spending pledges.

If a couple divorces or one partner died, the grandfathering arrangement could be removed.

A crack ensemble cast and riffs on the Elmore Leonard adaptation formula hit the spot.

How governments taxed everything from urine to beards.

Anthony Albanese’s remarks come a day after a study found that 85 percent of Australian teens were still using social media months after the ban was instituted.

Transparency International has called for sweeping reforms to the commission’s public hearings powers and transparency settings.

Kawsar Ahmad, 54, dropped her head in relief as Chief Magistrate Lisa Hannan granted her bail in Melbourne Magistrates Court on June 26.

2 senators complained of a 15-minute-long Indigenous Welcome to Country ceremony.

‘You can bring your Greek salad, your Italian pasta, your Chinese stir-fry. Just remember this: vegemite is the glue that holds it all together,’ Hanson said.

Several parliamentarians said the processes around appointing new commissioners and reporting on the NACC’s proceedings are too opaque.

‘Australian citizens, of course, do have rights, that’s one of the things in a democracy ...’ said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Jim Chalmers has said he’s confident the reforms introduced in his budget won’t be held against Labor at the next election.

‘I want to thank our sponsors who stood by us, who believe in the freedom of speech that we’re talking about,’ Karl Stefanovic said.

‘Of course, there may well be legal challenges, but we’re open to working with the government on that,’ said the opposition.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the reforms will right historic wrongs in the tax system.

A study in the British Medical Journal found little evidence of ‘immediate substantive reductions’ in social media use among under-16s.